Senior Rocket Propulsion Engineer — Lead High-Perf Motors

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visa

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for you and depend-

Education allowances

Job summary

EDGE, a UAE-based advanced technology group, invites applications for an experienced Solid Rocket Propulsion engineer. You will drive end-to-end design, development, and testing of solid rocket propulsion systems, mentor junior engineers, and lead cross‑functional campaigns across manufacturing, energetics, instrumentation, and test stands.

You will contribute to safety, risk mitigation, and project scheduling while advancing high-performance propulsion technologies for military and aerospace

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in Solid Rocket Propulsion engineering.
• Experience in UAE or Middle East is desirable but not mandatory.
• Proficiency in the English language.
• Knowledge in solid rocket propulsion technology involving design, manufacturing, testing, and analysis.
• Industrialization key manufacturing processes.
• Project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of composite propellant rocket motors.
• Develop grain geometries, case, ignition systems, and nozzle structures.
• Conduct performance modeling, internal ballistics, and structural analysis.
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing, material science, energetics department, instrumentation, and test‑stand teams.
• Prepare technical specifications and test reports.
• Support test campaigns, data reduction, and post‑fire evaluation.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive innovation within propulsion R&D.
• Maintaining a strong oversight on safety and risk mitigation in the development, integration, and testing of solid rocket motors.
• Develop comprehensive project schedules and identify key milestones and critical paths for the development and integration of propulsion systems.

Skills

Solid rocket propulsion

Project management

English proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring juniors

Manufacturing experience

Risk assessment

Industrialization

Education

Aerospace/Mechanical/Chemical/Materials Engineering (Bachelor/Master)

Tools

CAD

FEA

ANSYS/NX/MATLAB

CEA

Job description

EDGE, a UAE-based advanced technology group, invites applications for an experienced Solid Rocket Propulsion engineer. You will drive end-to-end design, development, and testing of solid rocket propulsion systems, mentor junior engineers, and lead cross‑functional campaigns across manufacturing, energetics, instrumentation, and test stands.

You will contribute to safety, risk mitigation, and project scheduling while advancing high-performance propulsion technologies for military and aerospace